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Creamy Butter Spot Prawns

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 340 g TAG’s Wild Alaskan Spot Prawns thawed, pat dry, and back split
  • 3 tbsp cooking oil
  • 1 egg yolk beaten
  • 60 g butter
  • 200 ml evaporated milk
  • 2 sprigs curry leaves stem removed
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 red chilli or chilli padi chopped
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1½ - 2 tbsp fish sauce or to taste
  • Dash of white pepper
  • Chopped spring onions to garnish

Method
 

  1. Heat oil in pan on medium high.
  2. Add prawn and cook until 80% cooked. Drain and set aside.
  3. In a clean pan, add melt butter over medium heat.
  4. While stirring, slowly streaming beaten egg yolk.
  5. Add garlic, chilli and curry leaves to cook until fragrant (about 30 secs).
  6. Pour in evaporated milk, sugar, and fish sauce. Taste and season as needed.
  7. Allow to simmer for 1 minute.
  8. Return prawns into pan, allow to finish cooking and let sauce coat the prawns.
  9. Remove from heat when sauce thickens.
  10. Garnish with spring onions and serve.

Notes

Keto: skip the sugar or use erythritol and substitute evaporated milk with cream.